ARTICLE 51 - SEXUAL ARTICLE 51 - SEXUAL HARASSMENTHARASSMENT

SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT

ARTICLE 51 - SEXUAL ARTICLE 51 - SEXUAL HARASSMENTHARASSMENT

51.01The Government of the 51.01The Government of the Northwest Territories is committed to Northwest Territories is committed to promoting a work environment, promoting a work environment, which is free from sexual which is free from sexual harassment. Every employee has the harassment. Every employee has the right to freedom from harassment in right to freedom from harassment in the workplace because of sex by the workplace because of sex by his/her Employer or agent of the his/her Employer or agent of the Employer or by another employee. Employer or by another employee.

ARTICLE 51 - SEXUAL ARTICLE 51 - SEXUAL HARASSMENTHARASSMENT

51.02Sexual harassment is defined as 51.02Sexual harassment is defined as any conduct, gesture or contact of a any conduct, gesture or contact of a sexual nature that:  (a)is likely to cause sexual nature that:  (a)is likely to cause offence or humiliation; or (b)that offence or humiliation; or (b)that might, on reasonable grounds, be might, on reasonable grounds, be perceived by an employee as placing a perceived by an employee as placing a condition of a sexual nature on condition of a sexual nature on employment or on any opportunity for employment or on any opportunity for training or promotion.training or promotion.

ARTICLE 51 - SEXUAL ARTICLE 51 - SEXUAL HARASSMENTHARASSMENT

51.03A grievance under this Article 51.03A grievance under this Article may be initiated at any step of the may be initiated at any step of the grievance procedure. Grievances grievance procedure. Grievances under this Article will be handled with under this Article will be handled with all possible confidentiality and all possible confidentiality and dispatch.dispatch.